Canadian Rail_no292_1976

THE DOMINION ATLANTIC RAILWAY STATION AT TRURO, NOVA SCOTIA, IS NOT
as grand as it once was. Mixed Train 21 arrived on time on August
24, 1974, at 1730, having made an average speed of 23 mph from
Windsor, Nova Scotia.
Without doubt, "operating efficiency" or "progress" or some such
nebulosity will deprive Andy of the pleasure of sharing this experience
with his son, some time about 1995. It is entirely possible that
Trains M-21 & M-22 will suddenly disappear with a timetable change,
perhaps in 1976, unless there are agreements pertaining to operation
of which potential passengers are unaware.
If you plan to sample this Nova Scotian delicacy this summer,
you should not postpone the adventure too long. No one knows when
CP RAIL and the Canadian Transport Commission will agree that this
is not an "essential passenger service". When the decision to terminate
the service is taken, Dominion Atlantic Railway mixed trains
Numbers M-21 & M-22 will join all those other irreplaceable mixed
trains, classic cars and steam locomotives in the Valhalla which
some imaginative souls say exists for such gallant mechanical contrivances,
which once roamed the seacoasts, plains and mountains of
Canada. Their glory is not easily forgotten and their fascination and
charm can sometimes still be recaptured, daily except Sunday, on the
DAR mixed train from Windsor to Truro, Nova Scotia.